Atole

Name: Atole
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup masa harina; 5 cups milk; 4 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick, finely slivered; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Recipe by Wineaux

Masa Harina may be found in the specialty foods section of the grocery store.

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READY IN: 11mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

¹⁄₂

cup masa harina
5

cups milk
4

tablespoons brown sugar
¹⁄₄

teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick, finely slivered
1

teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Put the Masa Harina in a bowl and whisk in the milk, little by little.
Pour the milk mixture into a pot and add the brown sugar and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to keep it from becoming lumpy.
Stir in the vanilla extract. Serve in mugs.
Variations:
Pineapple Atole.
Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 1 small can crushed pineapple, undrained.
Strawberry Atole.
Follow the basic recipe, but omit the cinnamon. After the mixture has thickened and has been removed from the heat, add 2 cups fresh strawberries that have been hulled, washed and crushed.

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